Apart from Henri Matisse, Yves Saint Laurent holds the distinction as the 20th-century's greatest colorist. Like Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Baudelaire before him, Yves drew heavily on the Romantic image of him as a tortured, suffering artiste in his haute couture masterpieces. Above, a trio of looks that confirms and validates one of YSL's greatest achievements: making irrational color combinations work coherently. His penchant for wild colors--peacock turquoise, shocking pink, royal purple--is as obsessive and beautiful as his love for rare words and intricately-constructed sentences. These legendary creations may look bourgeois by today's standards, but who can resist the allure and whimsy of these desirable collectibles?
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